Mirati

Village in West Bengal, India

Mirati Mirity
Village
23°47′29″N 87°52′43″E / 23.791467°N 87.878567°E / 23.791467; 87.878567
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Population (2011)
• Total	1,098
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03462
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Labpur
Website	birbhum.nic.in

Mirati (also spelled Mirity) is a village located in Labpur CD Block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The village shot to prominence after the election of Pranab Mukherjee as the President of India in July 2012 as he was born in the village.

Geography

This village is approximately 40 km from the city of Bolpur and 5 km from small town of Kirnahar where Pranab Mukherjee studied in his childhood days. Pranab Mukherjee was a student of Kirnahar Shib Chandra School.

Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee, 13th President of India, 2012-2017, was born on 11 December 1935 and spent his childhood at Mirati.^[1]^[2]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Mirity had a total population of 1,098 of which 577 (53%) were males and 521 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 106. The total number of literates in Mirity was 686 (69.15% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

References

^ "Shri Pranab Mukherjee". Government of India. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
^ Gupta, Smita (25 July 2012). "Pranab Mukherjee sworn-in 13th President". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

Cities, towns and locations in Birbhum district, West Bengal

Cities, municipal
and census towns

Suri Sadar subdivision	Ahmedpur Dubrajpur Kalipur Karidhya Rajnagar Sainthia Suri
Bolpur subdivision	Bolpur Ilambazar Labhpur Parota Shantiniketan Surul
Rampurhat subdivision	Ambhua Barua Gopalpur Bishnupur Fatehpur Kashimnagar Murarai Nalhati Rampurhat

Locations
other than cities and towns

Suri Sadar subdivision	Abinashpur Angar Garia Babuijore Bakreshwar Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township Bara Chaturi Beharia Bhimgara Bholagoria Chandrapur Chondrapur Deucha Dighalgram Gonpur Hetampur Kankartala Khoyrasol Lokpur Mohammad Bazar Nakrakonda Panrui Patharchapuri Purandarpur
Bolpur subdivision	Fullara Jaydev Kenduli Kankalitala Khujutipara Khustigiri Kirnahar Mirati Nanoor Raipur Sriniketan Supur
Rampurhat subdivision	Amba Atla Banior Basoa Binuria Chakmandala Dunigram Ekachakra Hansan Haridaspur Jogdhari Kotasur Kurumgram Lohapur Lokpara Madian Margram Mallarpur Mayureswar Nimitala Paikar Rajgram Satpalsa Tarapith